![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Blues Maker - Univ Of Mississippi
Shows Mississippi blues singer, Fred Mc Dowell, singing and talking about his blues. Includes scenes of the area which helped to shape his country blues. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Year 1999 AD - Philco-Ford Corp. [made by] Tom Thomas Organization.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles Illustrates the life of a family of the year 1999 A.D. living in a house that is completely functional in terms of advanced technology. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC. ***The quality of this clips isn't the best...
Keywords: future; Ford Motor; Wink Martindale; computers; Internet
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| History of Space Travel, Episode 11: Apollo 16, Nothing So Hidden - NASA
Episode 11 of the History of Space Travel reviews the documentary account of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission and the exploration of the highland region of the moon, near the crater Descartes. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: NASA; Apollo 16
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| Party's Over - Northern Virginia Educational TV Assn
Introduces problems of alcohol and peer pressure. Depicts a girl's quiet slumber party, which becomes raucous when a group of high school boys arrive with liquor. Shows how the girl's parents step in and control the situation. Part of the 'Jackson Junior High Series'. The teacher is played by actor Richard Sanders who played Les Nessman on WKRP.
Keywords: avgeeks; drinking; teens; driving
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| Skippy and the 3 R's. - National Education Association and Affiliated State Education Associations
Shows how a teacher, by helping a first-grade child to discover his need for learning, teachers him to read, write, and do arithmetic. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| YWCA PSA - Young Women's Christian Associaton
Public service announcement for the Young Women's Christian Association. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Suited for Space - MIT, NASA
Presents the history of space suits from Mercury through Apollo space flights to future concepts. Examines the portable life-support system to be worn by an astronaut on the Moon. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: NASA; spacesuits; Mercury; Apollo
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| Fluids in weightlessness - NASA
Illustrates basic principles of fluid dynamics by utilizing film footage from the Skylab in-flight science demonstrations. Astronaut Owen K. Garriott discusses the experiment which shows fluid in weightlessness. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: NASA; Skylab; microgravity
Downloads: 1,864
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| Blind Gary Davis - Harold Becker
Views blind folk singer Gary Davis and the world in which he lived. Shows the interior of his room and the streets of Harlem as a background for the sound track and his final song 'DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY.'. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information.
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| Doomsday for Pests - Jerry Fairbanks, Sherwin-Williams Paints
Promotional piece for Sherwin-Williams DDT preparation - Pestroy. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: public health; ddt; insects; pesticide
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| Strictly GI (1943)
Produced by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. for the Office of War Information and the War Finance/Treasury Department, and distributed and exhibited by the War Activities Committee-Motion Picture Industry--as a public service. A rare collection of star-studded subjects made for G.I. audiences overseas featuring - Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Betty Hutton, Judy Garland and a beef steak..
Keywords: WW2; Army-Navy screen magazine
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| Assorted Public Service Announcements
Various 1970s TV PSAs. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: psas
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| EVR Demonstation on Film - CBS
Demonstration of the EVR video/film player. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Danger is your companion - American National Red Cross
Shows what is being done to create an awareness of accident situations and to train people to give emergency first aid when accidents occur. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: First aid; American Red Cross
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| World of the Weed - KCET
Traces the history of marijuana, its travels to all parts of the world, and its derivatives. Discusses the legal and moral problems associated with its use. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information
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| Bill Cosby On Prejudice - KCET-TV
Presents black comedian Bill Cosby appearing in white make-up and green eye shadow in a special that discusses bigotry. Shows Cosby assuming the role of a super-bigot, and employing all the stereotype prejudices in his monologue. Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles
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| Apollo 10 - To Sort Out The Unknowns - NASA
Describes the flight of the Apollo 10, including photography of the moon from high and low orbits. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: NASA, Apollo 10
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| John F Elsheimer, Sr tribute page
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| Ro-Revus Talks About Worms - University of South Carolina
Public health film for young children teaching them not to use the out of doors as a bathroom to discourage the spread of the Ascaris parasite. Features Ro-Revus - a popular character from the late 1960s/early 1970s South Carolina public television children's show, The June Bugg Show.
Downloads: 750
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| Munchers: A Fable
Proto-claymation goes awry with talking teeth and a demonic tooth decay character. A food group hoe-down highlights the importance of good nutrition to help maintain healthy teeth. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: dental hygiene; dancing clay; animation
Downloads: 12,651
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| To Hear Your Banjo Play
Presents the origin of the banjo, the development of southern folk music and its influence upon Americans. Pete Seeger plays his banjo and narrates the story. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: American folk music
Downloads: 25,500
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| Thread Of Life - Warner Brothers
A film about genetics and heredity in man, various traits are shown and the methods by which they are transmitted is explained. Subtitle files thanks to Elizabeth Hillman: TheThreadOfLife.qt.smil TheThreadOfLife.en_us.qt.txt To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Downloads: 14,067
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| Toni - Dippity Doo TV Commercials
TV spots for Toni and Dippity Doo hair care products. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Downloads: 4,855
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| Check the Neck
A film made for police, firemen and first responders to alert them to special care that needs to be taken when rescuitating a laryngectomee - a person whose larynx has been removed, usually due to cancer. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: rescuitation
Downloads: 3,550
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| VD is for Everybody
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded thanks to contributions from this project: www.indiegogo.com/avgeeks100miles The American Social Health Association was always experimenting with new ways to educate the public about venereal disease. They helped produce the first VD education film, "Fit to Fight", in 1918 in order to educate soldiers being shipped abroad to fight in the first World War...
Keywords: venereal disease; PSA; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Downloads: 119,455
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| Mr. Finley's Feelings
Our animated hero questions his sanity after blowing his top and driving his car into a police station. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: animation; mental hygiene
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| Gateways to the Mind
The story of what science has learned about the human senses and how they function. Includes documentary sequences. Subtitle files thanks to Elizabeth Hillman: GatewaysToTheMind.qt.smil GatewaysToTheMind.en_US.qt.txt To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Good Health Practices, Part I
The makers of Soapy the Germ Fighter are back to teach other things to keep us healthy. Young Jim and Judy learn about proper eating, keeping clean, proper rest and good toilet habits. The enthusiastic narrator reminds us not to be bashful or silly about bathroom habits and that we should go whenever we feel like it. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: personal hygiene; talking soap
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| Mystery of Time
On the surface, this film may seem like an average science film about time and space, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The films host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his Sermons of Science where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation...
Keywords: religion vs. science
Downloads: 17,277
Average rating: (10 reviews) |  |
| Brothers and Sisters - filmstrip
Little Steve wishes that he didn't have so many siblings. But when he dreams that his siblings all go away, is he really happy? This ZIP file contains each individual frame as a separate TIFF.
Keywords: filmstrip
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| Watch Mr Wizard - Cereal Institute
A promotional film for the TV show Watch Mr Wizard (starring Don Herbert as Mr Wizard) sponsored by the Cereal Institute. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: mr wizard; cereal
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| Democracy
Presents nature of meaning of democracy; develops keen appreciation for meaning of democracy by analyzing 4 major concepts on which exists substantial body of general agreement. Points out that true democracy is characterized by at least 2 signs. This is the companion film to Despotism which is located in the Prelinger Archive section. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Life In Old Louisana - Encyclopedia Britannica, ERPI
Depicts the culture of old Louisiana, including such aspects as slavery on cotton and cane plantations, the prevailing French language, Mississippi River trade, education, religion and music. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: Louisiana; Mississippi River
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| Alphabet Conspiracy - Frank Capra Productions
Part of the Bell Science series. The story of the science of language and linguistics centered around plot to destroy the alphabet and all language. Features Dr. Frank Baxter and the brilliant Hans Conried. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
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| Trying New Things - filmstrip - Vera Pickard
From the "Developing Your Personality" filmstrip series, we see Pete Harvey conquer his fears of trying a new thing - swimming. This ZIP file contains each individual frame as a separate TIFF.
Keywords: filmstrip
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| Halls Vapor Action Commercial
Halls Vapor Action television commercial.
Keywords: commercial
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| Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners
The rude, clumsy puppet Mr. Bungle shows kids how to behave in the school cafeteria - the assumption being that kids actually want to behave during lunch. This film has a cult following since it appeared on a Pee Wee Herman HBO special. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: social engineering; puppet chaos
Downloads: 73,559
Average rating: (33 reviews) |  |
| Joy Ride - an Auto Theft
This cautionary tale was aimed towards young, thrill-seeking teens. The exciting car chase at the end of the film may have glamorized joy-riding to students more than actually demonize it. If nothing else, the film reveals the primary perpetrator of auto thefts - bored, horny boys. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: driver education; juvenile deliquency; kids in peril
Downloads: 18,506
Average rating: (15 reviews) |  |
| Grapevine, The
While trying to address the problems of gossip in the workplace, this film does an excellent job of offending everyone involved the overreacting manager, the nosey secretary and the chattering female grapevine participants. Shown to audiences nowadays, you can see folks flinch every time a female employee is referred to as a "girl." To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: workplace politics
Downloads: 8,405
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| Squeak the Squirrel
Shows how a gold-mantled ground squirrel at Crater Lake National Park has learned to solve problems connected with getting food. Illustrates how an animal can learn to find food that is hidden from view or out of reach. This is one of the AV Geeks favorite films, mostly because Squeak is somewhat of a working class hero who, in spite of what obstacles "the Man" puts in his way, always perseveres. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geek...
Keywords: animals; wexler
Downloads: 15,842
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| Hidden Grievance
Perhaps that Cajun-sounding employee has a bigger problem than what he keeps griping about and now the union is involved. What a mess! What is a foreman supposed to do? To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: workplace politics
Downloads: 3,174
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| Private SNAFU - Booby Traps - Robert Clampett
Private Snafu learns about the hazards of enemy booby traps the hard way. This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale the troops. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios - employing their animators, voice actors (primarily Mel Blanc) and Carl Stalling's music...
Keywords: military; animation; Private SNAFU
Downloads: 91,577
Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
| Electric Eel
Irwin Moon shows us the electric eel and demonstrates its amazing abilities to shock fish for food and to use "radar" to find the fish. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: science vs. religion
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Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
| Your Junior High Days
This film prepares elementary school kids for the harsh lessons of junior high: You will no longer be the smartest or best athlete. Your carefree days of the teacher holding your hand are over. Your friends will leave you to befriend more interesting kids. You can be an individual by following the interests and clothing styles of the popular people. And finally, you are responsible for remembering your own gym locker combination...
Keywords: social engineering
Downloads: 9,743
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| I Like Bikes...
This quirky film educates young drivers to try to share the road with bicyclists. We follow the growth of Lisa from a pig-tailed bicyclist to a teen driver who now must tolerate unpredictable bike-riders. GM likes bikes too! It's narrated by Jim Stringer - who did much of the music for Centron Films in the late 1970s and 1980s. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: driver education; traffic safety
Downloads: 8,953
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| Know For Sure - Darryl F. Zanuck
A Hollywood-produced melodramatic short that deals with prophylaxis, diagnosis and clinical treatment of syphilis. Discusses follow-up treatment, sources of infection and community control. Unfortunately, this is edited version which is missing the graphic syphilis sores on male genetalia and the demonstrations on how to use condoms. (I say "unfortunately" because those scenes give the film a different tone than the milder version you'll see here...
Keywords: venereal disease; public hygiene
Downloads: 5,042
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Down and Out
While attempting to show us the common hazards which cause workers to lose their balance, this film has more slapstick than most Three Stooges shorts - the films hero fall down more than thirty times. Its not clear whether the film was meant to be funny as workers probably were laughing at this poor schnook more than learning from his mistakes. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: work safety
Downloads: 13,488
Average rating:  (9 reviews) |  |
| Carnivorous Plants
On the surface, this film may seem like an average biology film, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The filmÂs host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his ÂSermons of Science where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation...
Keywords: science vs. religion
Downloads: 15,441
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| Promotion Bypass
An older employee responds appropriately when he is told that the big promotion is going to a younger, more educated employee. Heres another film in the Calvin management series that provides no answers, but lets you decide which is the best way not to promote the old guy. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: workplace politics
Downloads: 2,812
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| Purely Coincidental
This film, aimed at food factory employees, lays on the heavy melodrama to make its point about the food safety. Guilt, assembly lines of food products and a dramatic soundtrack make this an A/V Geeks favorite. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC.
Keywords: work safety; assembly line
Downloads: 8,673
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
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